ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΝ, υπερκειμενον
YPERKEIMENON, yperkeimenon
Sounds Like: hoo-per-KEE-meh-non
Translations: lying above, placed over, superior, supreme, a thing lying above, a superior thing
From the root: ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ
Part of Speech: Participle, Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound participle formed from 'ὑπέρ' (hyper), meaning 'over' or 'above', and 'κεῖμαι' (keimai), meaning 'to lie' or 'to be placed'. It describes something that is situated above or placed over something else, or something that is superior in position, rank, or quality. It can be used to describe a physical location or a metaphorical state of being supreme or preeminent.
Inflection: Neuter, Singular, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G5235 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Four — 1:12
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΑΙ — to lie over, to be placed over, to be superior, to excel, to surpass, to be above
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΗ — lying above, situated above, overhanging, superior, a superior one
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΟΥ — of lying above, of that which lies above, of superior, of surpassing, of pre-eminent
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΜΕΝΩΝ — of things lying over, of things placed over, of things situated above, of things overhanging, of things superior
- ΥΠΕΡΚΕΙΤΑΙ — lies above, is situated above, is superior, is preeminent
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